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Signature Avatar OK, OK, just shot some photos - An official Is Happy Day! I just got a new watch! it is! >>
Posted by Ricky Lee, October 22, 2008, 04:45PM


Yes, of course 'tis the Big-Date GMT quartz. ;-)

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After the business trip to MobaTime, I just couldn't get these things off my mind. :-)

I could've gone with the 35mm Ecomatic auto for a bit less dosh than this. Or, the current 41mm Day/Date auto with ETA 2836-2 for a 30% premium.

But, in the end, I decided only quartz made sense. After all, the SBB is all about accuracy! :-) And since I didn't have a big-date watch in my collection, this seemed like the perfect fit.

A side view...

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The crowns are nicely finished, and operate with a smooth precision that I'm definitely not used to in the average quartz. Thumbs up!

Plain unadorned screwdown caseback..

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Very crisp clean etching job on the text, mind you.



The strap is quite nice - an unpadded 22mm...

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Nicely embossed. A top-notch strap, for OEM!

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And - wonder of wonders - 'tis actually long enough for me!

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Yeah, I did have to perform the patented RickyWatch Keeper Loop Transposition®. LOL

So, a Hairy Wrist Shot :-)

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Might take a chainsaw to get this 'un off me wrist.. Eeeek! Scary!

..at least for a week or two. LOL LOL LOL

Thanks for lookin', ya'll!

-Ricky

Messages In This Thread

OK, OK, just shot some photos - An official Is Happy Day! it is! Post contains photos
Posted by Ricky Lee, ctober 22, 2008 04:45PM

Very Cool, man. Ricky! Congrats! Thumbs Up!! (n/t)
Posted by Dave Murphy, October 23, 2008 06:28AM

Very Cool, man. Mondaine - Congrats RLM! Thumbs Up!! (n/t)
Posted by Sfnewguy, October 22, 2008 10:33PM

Congrats Ricky and enjoy that beauty. (n/t)
Posted by Mark C., October 22, 2008 09:46PM

Very nice looking swiss railroad watch. The GMT feature is a real plus. (n/t)
Posted by John S., October 22, 2008 07:41PM

Doesn't look like a traditional GMT. Good ol' Mondaine. (n/t)
Posted by Allan Zirlin, October 22, 2008 07:36PM

Very nice, Ricky! I give that a hearty Thumbs Up!! (n/t)
Posted by MCV, October 22, 2008 07:35PM

The perfect watch to keep track of time Thumbs Up!! Laughing Out Loud (n/t)
Posted by TakesALickin, October 22, 2008 06:46PM

I'm railing against that comment! Were you trained in puns? Laughing Out Loud! (n/t)
Posted by Chris L, October 22, 2008 06:59PM

Don't be disrespectin' my engine-uity! Laughing Out Loud (n/t)
Posted by TakesALickin, October 23, 2008 04:14AM

Oh! My aching caboose! You should be on the stage. What, no stagecoach here? [bada-bing] Well! There's a train leaving in a minute or two! Laughing Out Loud! (n/t)
Posted by Ricky Lee, October 23, 2008 04:40AM

Love it Thumbs Up!! Good catch Ricky Lee!!! (n/t)
Posted by fox, October 22, 2008 06:02PM

I like that one! (n/t)
Posted by jeffw, October 22, 2008 05:38PM

Choo - Choo!! Thumbs Up!! (n/t)
Posted by Jeff T, October 22, 2008 05:34PM

A VERY cool new addition, Ricky...Enjoy! :) (n/t)
Posted by Jake B, October 22, 2008 05:30PM

Thumbs Up! Nice catch in the "proper" white dial too. >>
Posted by Chris L, October 22, 2008 05:25PM

Once that railway dial gets on the mind, it must be purchased. It happened to me too. :-)

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"Proper" white dial. Heh. Believe it or not, that was exactly my thought.. >> Post contains photos
Posted by Ricky Lee, October 23, 2008 05:00AM

..process. Much as I was tempted by some of the black models..

Lifted from eBay

..I mean, come on! That's a baad-ass watch, by any normal standard.

But.. no, for me, it hadda be like the farqin' clocks...

Moser-Baer AG
Laughing Out Loud :-) Laughing Out Loud :-) Laughing Out Loud :-)

But I reckon I did good.. followed my heart, if you will. Even to the point of goin' quartz over my natural 'auto is better' tendency.. :-) All in all, I couldn't be happier wi' it! Thumbs Up!

-Ricky

Really nice Thumbs Up!! I admired, but missed those at a local "close out" sale :-) (n/t)
Posted by Riddim Driven, October 22, 2008 05:18PM

Looks awesome, Ricky!! Thumbs Up!! Thumbs Up!! (n/t)
Posted by UKRower, October 22, 2008 05:06PM

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